Curtis Mayfield Album: «Give It Up: The Best of the Curtom Years 1970-1977»
- Title:Give It Up: The Best of the Curtom Years 1970-1977
- Release date:1998-06-30
- Type:Unknown
- Genre:Oldies, Funk, Adult R&B
- Label:MCI Music
- Explicit lyrics:No
- UPC:5014797293144
Album information
Review - AMG
Give It Up illustrates the sociopolitical side of Curtis Mayfield. The pulsating, horn-driven "Move On Up" has all the social significance of his early positive songs with the Impressions, and "We the People Who Are Darker Than Blue" showed the world that Mayfield was possessed of unique insight. "Back to the World" speaks of soldiers returning from Vietnam, while "Billy Jack" and "Superfly" are apt depictions of inner-city characters. This also contains motivators like "We Got to Have Peace," "Keep On Keeping On," "People Get Ready," and "Mighty, Mighty Spade and Whitey." ~ Andrew Hamilton, All Music Guide
Review
Give It Up illustrates the sociopolitical side of Curtis Mayfield. The pulsating, horn-driven "Move On Up" has all the social significance of his early positive songs with the Impressions, and "We the People Who Are Darker Than Blue" showed the world that Mayfield was possessed of unique insight. "Back to the World" speaks of soldiers returning from Vietnam, while "Billy Jack" and "Superfly" are apt depictions of inner-city characters. This also contains motivators like "We Got to Have Peace," "Keep On Keeping On," "People Get Ready," and "Mighty, Mighty Spade and Whitey." ~ Andrew Hamilton, All Music Guide
Track listing
- 1 Wild And Freeimg 3:17
- 2 Move On Upimg 4:19
- 3Mighty Mighty (Spade And Whitey)
- 4 We Got To Have Peaceimg 3:40
- 5 Never Say You Can't Surviveimg 3:23
- 6 If I Were Only a Child Againimg 2:55
- 7 Billy Jackimg 6:08
- 8 Superflyimg 3:47
- 9 We The People Who Are Darker Than Blueimg 11:37
- 10Underground
- 11 Back to the Worldimg 6:50
- 12 Keep On Keeping Onimg 5:09
- 13 People Get Ready The Impressions and Curtis Mayfieldimg 2:39
- 14 Give It Upimg 3:50